December 8, 2025

LAY ASIDE EVERY WEIGHT (PART 8)

Apst. Emmanuel Osezele

KEY TEXT: Galatians 5:7 KJV: “Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?”

Every believer must be careful of influences that hinder obedience to the truth. Sometimes, the weight is not a personal weakness but a wrong association. The Word says, “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners” (1 Corinthians 15:33 KJV). A friend, mentor, or environment that draws us away from God is a weight to be laid aside immediately.

Hindrances often come subtly. A companion who encourages compromise, entertainment that promotes ungodliness, or company that weakens prayer life—all these are traps of the enemy. They seem harmless but gradually quench the fire of God in a believer’s life.

To win the race, we must separate from every ungodly influence, no matter how close or comfortable it may be. It is better to lose friends than to lose eternity. Those who encourage sin are not worth carrying along in the race to heaven.

PRAYER:

Lord, disconnect me from every relationship or environment that is hindering my obedience to You, in Jesus Christ’s mighty name. Amen.

REFLECTION:

2 Corinthians 6:17 KJV: “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.”

PRAYER POINTS:

1. Father, deliver me from every ungodly influence hindering my obedience to Your truth, in Jesus Christ’s mighty name. Amen

2. O Lord, expose and disconnect me from every relationship, environment, or habit that is secretly drawing me away from You, in Jesus Christ’s mighty name. Amen.

3. Holy Spirit, rekindle Your fire in my life and help me to lay aside every subtle weight that weakens my prayer life and commitment, in Jesus Christ’s mighty name. Amen.

4. Lord Jesus Christ, give me the courage and discernment to choose holiness over companionship, and to walk only with those who strengthen my journey to heaven, in Jesus Christ’s mighty name. Amen.